Why is Good Mixing and Mastering Essential First of all, let’s start by explaining what exactly mixing and mastering is. The first term, mixing, refers to the process of putting multiple layers of audio together to make one final track, or to musically modify an existing track. The second term, mastering, refers to the process of optimizing [...]

  Today we’re going to look at how to make a music video for Youtube. I will be looking at some of the options available to you, as well as introducing you to my favourite tool for the job: Animoto. There are two main ways to make good quality Youtube music videos: By recording footage [...]

A compulsory mechanical license is a license that the copyright owner has to issue. In the US, mechanical royalties earned under a compulsory license are paid to the copyright owner on the license at the so-called statutory rate – the rate set by the Copyright Board for these licenses. Statutory rate is currently 9.1 cents or 1.75 [...]

Did you know You can get a Blanket License for Music? Blanket license” is a license which allows the music user to perform any or all of over 8.5 million songs in the ASCAP repertory as much or as little as they like. Licensees pay an annual fee for the license. The blanket license saves [...]

We’ve seen the numbers for a long time. We have seen all the great Youtube performers who have given so much of themselves to their music and to their fans. Now we want to know who THEY are and who YOU are! For a limited time, Song Piper is offering free hosting and licensing to [...]

Although The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” is often lauded as a sweet and sentimental love ballad, it was written during a period when Sting was going through a divorce, and felt an uncontrollable need to monitor and exert control over his soon-to-be-ex-wife. The ’80s hit “99 Luftballons” is actually a musical protest against the [...]

Hi. My name is Adrian and I am 21 years old. Thanks for visiting my page. I’ve been playing piano since I was 6 years old. If any of you is wondering, I play all of these songs by ear. I’m a big fan of Coldplay hence, Coldplay is my favourite band. My dream is [...]

  We’ve had plenty of stories about music collections agencies shaking down various businesses for playing music — and over in the UK a fight is apparently brewing over whether or not music retailers should have to pay such fees. As you might imagine, the collection agencies say of course such retailers should pay. But [...]

  Will, the protagonist in Nick Hornby’s About A Boy, does not have a job, but he is able to live comfortably. His late father wrote a Christmas song many years before, and Will lives off the royalties. Will, the protagonist in Nick Hornby’s About A Boy, does not have a job, but he is [...]